Electrical Category Assistant — Flexible Hybrid Growth

The Very Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, hybrid working model

£250 flexible benefits allowance

27 days holiday + bank holidays

LinkedIn Learning access

Bonus potential (performance)

Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

Matched pension up to 6%

Job summary

The Very Group is seeking a Category Assistant for the Electrical department on a 12 month fixed term contract. You will work across brands like Samsung and Sony, leading product setup from go-live to trading, and collaborate with trading, marketing and customer experience teams.

Ideal candidates have retail merchandising and/or buying experience, strong Excel and numerical skills, and a collaborative mindset to drive insights and stock efficiency across the range.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail merchandising and/or buying.
• Strong Excel and numerical skills.
• Ability to analyse and communicate insights clearly.
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• A collaborative approach and relationship-building ability.
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end to end product set up, through to go live and trading.
• Create line level forecasts and order requirements in response to performance and stock holding to maximise availability and stock efficiency.
• Manage stock through critical path management, progression and replenishment, identifying price/promotional needs.
• Utilise pricing tools (Revionics) to find matches and make pricing recommendations.
• May source new suppliers or brands, owning range building through forecasting and promo activity.
• Produce ad hoc reports for the wider category.

Skills

Retail merchandising

Buying experience

Strong Excel

Analytical skills

Communication insights

Attention to detail

Collaborative

Tools

Revionics

Job description

The Very Group is seeking a Category Assistant for the Electrical department on a 12 month fixed term contract. You will work across brands like Samsung and Sony, leading product setup from go-live to trading, and collaborate with trading, marketing and customer experience teams.

Ideal candidates have retail merchandising and/or buying experience, strong Excel and numerical skills, and a collaborative mindset to drive insights and stock efficiency across the range.